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| Born | 24 June 1997 Los Angeles, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnny Hooper (born 24 June 1997) is an American water polo player who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics [1] and the 2024 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Los Angeles to an American father and a Japanese mother. [1] He attended University of California, Berkeley where he scored 245 goals, making him one of the highest scorers in program history. [2] [3] He has played professionally abroad for Palaio Faliro (Greece) and Telimar Palermo (Italy) from 2020-2024. [4] 2023-24 was his last season in Europe. Since then he has taken a role at March Capital as well as playing part time water polo for the Olympic Club of the United States National League. He plans to come back and compete for a spot at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Hooper is dating fashion model, Summer Marshall. [5]
